Glad you like them!

Yes, these independents need so much support! ❤️

We're aware of what you're up to in the US 🤣 Not quite the the same here in the UK!

Sell them to the eastern Europeans and Asians,they eat them

Carp fishing is a big and growing industry here in the UK.

Thank you! Really appreciate you taking the time taken to comment too! 🤝

There are, we do see Perch come into shot occasionally, but even they are not too keen to feed! Cormorants most likely keep the silvers in hiding.

That's what we like to hear!

Nope 😜

They can be, but the same issue is the cost efficiency, the risk of the boilies turning rancid and becoming associated as toxic food items. As fishery managers you're responsible for the health of the whole biomass, all species included. So it's naive to think that you can feed a healthy population of carp which co-exist with a population of silvers which you're aiming to starve. All these freshwater fish are liable to the same health threats, infection and disease so to maintain a healthy fishery, you need to look after the fishery as whole, not just 1 of the species within that ecosystem.

Top man! I'll do my best to make more and more videos like these. Thank you for subscribing and commenting! 😁 Ben

That's what I like to hear! Thank you for commenting too!! 😁

I'm glad you thought so, I find the time lapse gives another view on their behaviour over a longer period. 😁

I thought that too! I think floaters might have been a tall order with the water temperatures! Tricky to film too! 😂

Quite possibly! Perhaps I priorities the quality of the footage over the likelihood of getting fish to feed. Even so, I'd have put money on the maggots provoking some kind of response at least!

Good question, that would take some analysing to get the answer!

There's lots that I want to film after seeing this! Although we can't mimic exactly the same scenario with the temperatures and weather! We'll never truly know, and that's what makes fishing so great!

Potentially, although that doesn't explain the feeding before the camera goes in. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I agree! Footage like this certainly makes me question whether winter angling is a good use of my time or not 🤣

Quite possibly! We'll never know 😫🤯

Thank you! The shock was that zero fish fed on the maggots despite moving over and around the spot! Shocked that the maggots and worms were still very active after 24 hours and shocked about how inquisitive of me and the boat they were even at these temoperatures! 🥶 If you're still not shocked, lick the end of one of them rectangular batteries.

Thank you Jon, really appreciate you taking the time to comment too!

Absolutely, but even so, I still expected more action than this 😂

I'm glad you thought so too! I'm sure it will be a different outcome when the spring season sets in!

Thank you! It's getting some great reactions! I'll have to get back out to film the next one!

Interesting! I did wonder if that could be a reason. It was filmed over christmas, so perhaps the maggots weren't as fresh as they could have been? I still didn't expect that to make this much of a difference, maybe i was naive?!

@BPMilling its a huge thing to be aware of ask match men how to keep and clean them fish can smell the amonio even when we cant. So imagine how they react when its strong enough for us to smell.

Unfortunately, it was a week or so after I removed the camera that I saw the footage and realised what had happened!

I'm glad you agree! Spread the word! 😜

Quite possibly! The drone shots came out really well didn't they!

That’s what we like to hear! ❤️

Absolutely! 💯

Interesting! 🤔 pleased that the video aligns with your theory!

At last! A negative comment 😂 i was starting to get a bit disappointed. Perhaps this isn’t the page for you dogmanzzzz

We weren't fishing, just filming for educational purposes. If I was fishing and i'd found fish feeding like we did on the drone, then I'd fish for them where they're feeding, but if we had tried to set up a camera where they were feeding then the footage would be poor because the fish were feeding in the silt which compromised water clarit which is obviously very important when underwater filming. 😁

Thank you! I agree, there's always an incentive or CTA in todays angling media! I just want to make interesting stuff!

@BPMilling I've been carp fishing since the late 80s long before social media so I've had enough of product's being rammed down my throat evey time I watch content, so felt the need to mention how refreshing it was to watch you content, what did make me laugh was you mentioned that you go to the same shop for years, I used to go to a little shop just like you but when it was shut I could go to the owners house and buy my maggots, when he opened the front door you got the full stench of maggots hit you, the good old days 😂

No I believe it's a mavic air 2, no polarised lense but i've played with the colours in the edit which give it that polarising effect just as good as a lens would naturally. I'll probably upgrade the drone this year though. They're getting so much better every year!

Sounds good, however it's 1 waft of the tail away from being a ruined experiment 🤣 I've given it some thought though, i've got some ideas 💡

I had the exact same takeaways from the footage! I felt gutted at first, but actually that's what makes the footage so interesting!

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! I must be due a negative comment soon! 🤣 Where are the trolls? 👹

Potentially, watch this space... 😜

@ I will be 🤩 🙏🏼 I used to be able to get large fast breakdown pellets but the company stopped offering them. I’ve tried other big pellets but they don’t work in the same way. They have to be fast breakdown to get the quick feeding response. I would put in a kilo then wait for the first bite. Then top up as needed. They were an absolute game changer. I’ve never found anything like them in the last 26 years of looking 😀

The day before, it was 3 degrees. It likely would have dropped on the day of filming though, it was a hard frost and not a cloud in the sky overnight!

I agree! I think everyone's thinking the same!

Perhaps, but they were feeding minutes before I went in with the camera, which makes it a little more confusing!

@BPMilling If you just had your English breakfast and I chuck some maggots in front of you, then you wouldn't eat them I guess. How often do they get caught and how often do they see boats? Then a new obstacle on the feeding spot. It's all suspicious. Plus colder water and enough natural food. That's what I'm thinking. Good video, never seen them so nosy.

Yes there are! Perch come into frame ocassionally!

Interesting! Not heard that theory before?

​@@BPMilling Must be an old wives tale

I think I need to make this the next video don't I! Leave it with me... 😜 Thank you for taking the time to comment 🤝

Potentially! Although most of this fish have never ever been caught! Hopefully we'll keep learning as we make more of these, maybe we can come back to this video in the future with an answer?

It's certainly put me off winter fishing unless it's right! Although the fish were clearly feeding behind the camera which is the bit which has thrown me! Thank you for taking the time to comment 🤝